Gauge Description:

The Gauge for this section is located about 50 yards downstream of the bridge on Falls Road. The gauge is located on the river left side on the downstream face of a large rock. The gauge can be easily read from a trail on river right.


I know people that have run it as low as 0.5 feet and I have run it as high as 5.4 feet. Because the flow is controlled by Prettyboy reservoir, you are dependent on their fish release or drawdown schedules(usually 2 weeks in early August). You are pretty much guaranteed at least 1-1.2 feet year round, because of required fish releases and for supplying Lock Raven Reservoir (Baltimore City water supply)with water. I typically use 2 ft as my minimum.

GUNPOWDER FALLS NEAR PARKTON, MD [ MD ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 1.82 77 7/24 22:15 Station Graphs

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Below Minimum Recommended Flow

Above Maximum Recommended Flow

Unknown

Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
MD	Gunpowder Falls— 2 - Prettyboy Dam to Falls Road	I-III	1.82 feet	low	7/24 22:15
MD	Gunpowder Falls— 3 - Falls Road to Phoenix	I-II	77 cfs	low	7/24 22:15

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	7853
USGS Station:	01581920
HUC:	02060003
Latitude:	44.4925
Longitude:	-121.2972
Class: